Warrant issued for Newmarket man in child pornography case

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Jan 5, 2013 at 3:15 AMJan 5, 2013 at 10:31 AM

By Samantha Allensallen@fosters.com

NEWMARKET — An arrest warrant has been issued for a Newmarket man facing charges of attempted possession of child pornography after he did not appear for his arraignment in Rockingham County Superior Court on Thursday.

According to court indictments, McManus had several files on his computer, labeled under numbers such as “878870,” “416027,” and “416051,” which appeared to show lewd exhibitions of naked young children.
McManus allegedly attempted to possess child pornography on or around the date of Dec. 5, 2007, according to the indictments

When McManus did not appear for his 1 p.m. arraignment in Brentwood at the county superior court, a court clerk said a warrant would be issued for his arrest.

Newmarket police were unavailable to comment on the case. Rockingham County Attorney Jim Reams clarified any “attempted” crime means a defendant has criminal intent to commit that crime and the defendant took a “substantial step” toward completing that crime. In this case, McManus allegedly took steps toward possessing illegal materials on his computer, according to court documents.

An indictment is not an indication of guilt; rather, it means a grand jury found sufficient evidence to warrant a trial.